Handwriting Evaluation Rubrics
Overall 5 4 3 2 1 SCORE
Handwriting
Letter Formation All of the letters are Most of the letters are Some of the letters are Few of the letters are Less than 25% of the
formed correctly formed correctly (more formed correctly formed correctly letters are formed
than 75%) (50-75%) (25-50%) correctly
Placement All letters are Most of the writing Some of the writing Little of the writing Less than 25% of the
oriented correctly on the sample is oriented sample is oriented sample is oriented writing sample is
lines correctly on the lines correctly on the lines correctly on the lines oriented correctly on the
(more than 75%) (50-75%) (25-50%) lines
Letter Sizing All letters are sized Most of the letters are Some of the letters are Few of the letters are Less than 25% of the
correctly sized correctly (more sized correctly sized correctly letters are sized
than 75%) (50-75%) (25-50%) correctly
Spacing of Letters All letters are spaced Most of the letters are Some of the letters are Few of the letters are Less than 25% of the
correctly spaced correctly spaced correctly spaced correctly letters are spaced
(more than 75%) (50-75%) (25-50%) correctly
Legibility All letters in the writing Most of the writing Some of the writing Little of the writing Less than 25% of the
sample are legible sample is legible (more sample is legible (50- sample is legible (25- writing sample is
than 75%) 75%) 50%) legible
Speed Keeps up with peers Takes 25% longer than Takes 50% longer than Takes 75% longer than Takes more than 75%
when completing peers to peers to peers to longer than peers to
handwritten complete handwritten complete handwritten complete handwritten complete handwritten
assignments assignment assignment assignment assignment
Neatness Writing assignments are Most (>75%) of the Some (50-75%) of the Little (25-50%) of the Less than 25% of
always neat writing assignment is writing assignment is writing assignment is writing assignment is
without erasures, torn neat without erasures, neat without erasures, neat without erasures, neat without erasures,
paper or cross outs torn paper or cross torn paper or cross torn paper or cross torn paper or cross outs
outs outs outs
Spacing of Words All words are spaced Most (>75%) of the Some (50-75%) of the Little (25-50%) of the Less than 25% of the
correctly words are spaced words are spaced words are spaced words are spaced
correctly correctly correctly correctly
TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 40:
CLA Calligraphy